Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have made another move towards shoring up their bullpen, acquiring left-handed reliever Joe Thatcher from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Angels also received outfielder Tony Campana and sent a pair of minor leaguers, outfielder Zach Borenstein and pitcher Joey Krehbiel, to Arizona.<\/p>\n
Thatcher has pitched in 346 major league games as a southpaw specialist and has held left-handed hitters to a .221 average for his career. The 32-year-old posted a 2.63 ERA in 37 appearances for the Diamondbacks this season.<\/p>\n
Arizona acquired Thatcher from San Diego, where he spent seven seasons, last July as part of the deal that sent pitcher Ian Kennedy to the Padres.<\/p>\n
The move is the third by Anaheim involving a reliever in the past nine days. The Angels dealt former closer Ernesto Frieri to Pittsburgh for 2013 All-Star Jason Grilli on June 27, then landed lefty Rich Hill from the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Campana, who stole 30 bases in just 89 games with the Chicago Cubs in 2012, has spent most of this season at Triple-A Reno. The 28-year-old went just 9- for-60 at the plate in 26 games with the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n
Borenstein entered the season ranked as the Angels’ ninth-best prospect by Baseball America after slugging 28 home runs and batting .337 for Class-A Inland Empire in 2013. The 23-year-old split this season between Double and Triple A and hit .262 with seven homers and 50 RBI.<\/p>\n
Krehbiel, 21, had a 2.00 ERA and five saves at two Single-A levels this season.<\/p>\n
To replace Thatcher on the active roster, the Diamondbacks recalled left- hander Eury De la Rosa from Reno.<\/p>\n
De la Rosa pitched in 19 games for Arizona last season and has gone 2-4 with a 2.52 ERA and two saves over 36 appearances for the Aces this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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